# N5154U: Ballow Richard C KITFOX 1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ballow Richard C KITFOX 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ballow-richard-c-kitfox-1) (registry code 05612UB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 21
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1991
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2021
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A676F9
- Registered owner: [Winnestaffer Brian E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINNESTAFFER%20BRIAN%20E)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5154U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5154U

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ballow Richard C KITFOX 1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA036), Feb 12, 1992: Richard C. Ballow Kitfox 1 (N5154U), Valdez, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920212004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920212004739A), Feb 12, 1992: Amtrdf KITFOX (N5154U), Valdez, AK, Substantial damage. Locked up brakes on ice patch on landing. As wheel hit dry spot homebuilt nosed over.

## Reports on N5154U not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N5154U, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19780125004979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125004979I), Jan 25, 1978: Cessna 206CESSNA (N5154U), Challis, ID, Minor damage. Nose wheel scissor broke on rollout when wheel hit a rut in snow.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5154U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5154U before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5154U-undated): Cessna 206, S/N 2060154. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Ballow Richard C KITFOX 1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ballow-richard-c-kitfox-1/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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